The industry has pretty much been waiting with bated breath to see what Olivier Theyskens would do post-Ricci.
And now we may be just a wee bit closer

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The industry has pretty much been waiting with bated breath to see what Olivier Theyskens would do post-Ricci.
And now we may be just a wee bit closer to having an answer.
Rumor has it, according to WWD, that the designer is in talks with Christopher Burch (as in ex-husband of Tory) and Caroline Brown, who is the president and CEO of Christopher's in-development lifestyle brand. Word is that they'll be creating a new retail concept.
But that's basically all that anyone knows at this point—other than that pairing Burch's knack for building a brand and Olivier's mad talent sounds like a not-so-bad idea to us.
Stay tuned for more information as it emerges.

Full disclosure: not all of us chose to pull all-nighters watching the royal nuptials. Why? This morning, we were invited to the Cultural Services of the French Embassy for their first "Breakfast at 972" panel discussion. Their inaugural guest of honor was none other than Olivier Theyskens--Theory's Artistic Director, former designer at Rochas and Nina Ricci, and a longtime Fashionista favorite.
After enjoying coffee and croissants in the main atrium of the gorgeous Fifth Avenue mansion, a small group of (insanely chic, primarily French) guests were ushered in for an intimate chat moderated by Charlotte Sarkozy and Timothée Verrecchia. Theyskens looked totally dapper in a slouchy white Bottega Veneta blazer and a pair of vintage, denim-like trousers he later told us he bought "because they reminded me of the pants the fish vendors at the Les Halles marketplace in Paris wear." Even for a designer with a famously romantic aesthetic, it seems like simplicity is key.
Some of the morning's key points:

If it's hard for you to imagine Olivier Theyskens--he of the Victorian goth gown--designing for Theory, you're not the only one.
But whether or not we get it, the former Rochas and Nina Ricci designer will be creating a capsule collection for the contemporary work wear brand, at least according to WWD.
While it might be aesthetically confusing, the collaboration makes sense from a strategic point of view.

Long-distance relationships can be tricky and no one knows that better than fashion's newest power couple Mary-Kate Olsen, who lives downtown (near Tribeca we believe) and Olivier Sarkozy, who lives all the way...uptown. To close this insurmountable gap in their relationship (although that age one wasn't much of an issue), Sarkozy sold his Upper East Side townhouse earlier this year for $8.4 million and had been renting a place in Chelsea until he found something further downtown--a townhouse "below 14th" to be exact--to be closer to MK, Pages Six is reporting:
But it seems Sarko has now found hipper digs further downtown, in which he can entertain his billionaire, 17-years-younger, child-star-turned-fashion-designer gal pal. In the footsteps of Alec Baldwin, he’s following the trend of older men moving downtown to satisfy the tastes of their younger, more energetic girlfriends.
Yes, that must be what he's doing.